July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

A sidewalk winding through Milwaukie's newly redesigned Riverfront Park is splattered with goose excrement. City officials are now trying to determine the best way to keep the messy birds at bay. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over Milwaukie's newly unveiled Riverfront Park. A $3.8 million redesign of the park, two decades in the making, is now on hold as officials try to determine the best way to keep flocks of geese out of the area. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over Milwaukie's newly unveiled Riverfront Park. A $3.8 million redesign of the park, two decades in the making, is now on hold as officials try to determine the birds out of the area. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Signs instruct visitors about the rules governing Milwaukie's newly redesigned Riverfront Park. New signs are going up soon telling people not to feed the geese, which have left much of the area covered with excrement. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over Milwaukie's newly unveiled Riverfront Park. A $3.8 million redesign of the park, two decades in the making, is now on hold as officials try to determine the best way to keep geese at bay. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over Milwaukie's newly unveiled Riverfront Park. A $3.8 million redesign of the park, two decades in the making, is now on hold as officials try to determine the best way to keep flocks of geese out of the area. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

A flock of geese floats in the water just off Milwaukie's newly redesigned Riverfront Park. Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over the park, leaving officials to determine the best way to keep them out. Dana Tims/Staff

July 02, 2015, 11:27AM

Geese, and the droppings they leave behind, have taken over Milwaukie's newly unveiled Riverfront Park. A $3.8 million redesign of the park, two decades in the making, is now on hold as officials try to determine the best way to keep flocks of geese out of the area. Dana Tims/Staff

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. Mark Hilsendager of Axis Crane signals for a halt in the movement of the plane's body. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. Mark Hilsendger (in safety vest), and Jayson Scott work to control a swing in the main body of the plane during the move....

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings (one is shown) and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The "Lacey Lady" came to Milwaukie as military surplus in 1947 and became a landmark in Milwaukie. Randy L. Rasmussen/The...

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. Mark Hilsendager, of Axis Crane, attaches lifting lines on the main plane body. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. After a successful loading of all three plane parts, some of the crew pose for a photo. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The "Lacey Lady" came to Milwaukie as military surplus in 1947 and became a landmark in Milwaukie. Years of exposure have damaged the...

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The main body of the the plane is slowly lowered on a truck bed. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The "Lacey Lady" came to Milwaukie as military surplus in 1947 and became a landmark in Milwaukie. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body (shown here) of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The main body of the the plane is slowly lowered on a truck bed. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

December 05, 2014, 6:02PM

Crews lifted and loaded the wings and body of Milwaukie's historic B-17 bomber on Dec. 5, 2014, readying it for transport to a hangar in Salem where members of the B-17 Alliance will work to restore it. The main body of the the plane is slowly lowered on a truck bed. Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian